Sen. Duckworth slams Trump's "foolhardy plan" to make triumphal arch a military complex

Duckworth Urges FAA, Pentagon To Reject Trump’s Plan For Military Complex At Triumphal Arch

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation—today urged Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to secure the safety of the D.C. airspace by rejecting President Donald Trump’s plan to turn his “Triumphal Arch” project into a military installation that houses a large number of drones, snipers and ammunition. In her letter to the …

Duckworth calls on Pentagon, FAA to reject Trump’s DC arch plans

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Friday demanded the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) keep Washington’s airspace safe by rejecting President Trump’s plans to convert his intended triumphal arch into a military site from which drones may be launched. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, Duckworth pressed for…

'We Won't Let Him': Efforts to Stop Trump Grow as Work Observed at 'Illegal and Immoral' Arch

While Americans are stressed about the economy, Trump focuses on vanity projects like a 250-foot "Triumphal Arch," which some advocacy groups, members of Congress, and military veterans are trying to block.

Veteran senator tears apart Trump vanity project after 'unhinged' outburst

President Donald Trump is calling for his proposed "triumphal arch" near Arlington National Cemetery to be used as a "top grade military complex" that would include snipers and drone storage. But he's getting a strong pushback from Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), herself a U.S. Army veteran who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War.In a strongly worded Friday, September 25 letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Federal Aviation Authorit…

Sen. Duckworth slams Trump's "foolhardy plan" to make triumphal arch a military complex

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex."

Duckworth Demands Pentagon and FAA Stop Trump’s D.C. Arch Military Plan

​U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pressing federal agencies to block a plan by President Donald Trump to transform a planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery into a military installation. ​In a Friday letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford, Duckworth urged the agencies to reject the idea. […]